rarefied
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- adjective
- /ˈrɛrɪfaɪd/
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rarefactado
- In the more rarefied air of higher altitudes, there is less air friction, and so baseballs travel farther than they do at sea level.
- rarefied air
- rarefied atmosphere
They breathe the rarefied air that you might find at the top of Mount Everest.
- They breathe the rarefied air that you might find at the top of Mount Everest.
- You know, it can be gaseous or it can be frozen, it can be dense, it can be rarefied, it can be all different sorts of things, but it's still the same stuff.
Examples
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At high altitudes, the air becomes rarefied, making it difficult to breathe.
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Zero X is entering rarefied atmosphere.
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Where the air is rarefied
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It's rarefied air, kids.
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They breathe the rarefied air that you might find at the top of Mount Everest.
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Don't let that put you off—the rarefied air makes the colors and clarity of the lake intense.
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Mountaineers often prepare for the rarefied air they will encounter at high elevations.
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The rocket ascended into rarefied layers of the atmosphere, where oxygen levels are significantly lower.
Synonyms
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Air or gas that is thin and hard to breathe at high places
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Thin air high above the ground that is hard to breathe
Antonyms
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Etymology
Rarefied comes from the same root as rare, which meant 'not common' or 'thin', and originally meant 'to make thin'. So rarefied air is air that has been made 'thin' or less dense, for example high above the ground.